Ground Control to ......

I have a flickr account but the photos I have put there are for invited friends only, and not to share with just anyone. I was talked into setting up a page on Facebook and invited to join Bebo -both were fun to start with ( a couple of weeks) especially when I was sharing with friends in Scotland,however the time spent logging in and having to constantly update news - became quite boring after a while and soooooo time consuming.

Who has the time?

This is not really fun anymore - who has the time to sit and read articles on a computer screen. Time is precious.

Can't Believe I Wrote All That!

I was tired, and emotionally drained, confused, what will I write - in the end I wrote so much, it just kept coming. Talk about letting ones fingers do the walking - mine did the talking. To those who may have read my previous post - sorry!

Wk 3 Technophobia

I remember when I was young! makes me sound old, doesn't it. Typewriters were heavy clunky machines, the switchboard was operated with cords and plugs connecting outgoing and ingoing calls. Cash registers were huge and didn't calculate the change required! What happened to the letters we used to write and receive? Now people must have their mobiles turned on at all times so that they can be informed straight away.

Embracing todays new technology does make me very sceptical at times. I don't mind the 'private' sharing of ideas on blogs. However, do I trust using the internet? What of those people who find that intruding into my personal space is their aim in life.

I will admit that finding family on the internet has been a thrill - and someone did have to set up that particular message board in the first place, just so that I could just wander in, read and download. Communicating with someone who lives on the other side of the world and who just happens to have the same gg grandfather as yourself was a fantastic find. Knowing I could scan a photo or page from a diary and send it in an instant, made having use of the internet essential, even though it was at dialup speed no broadband available yet in this area! So much for progress.

The common ancestry was confirmed after I scanned and sent a postcard and picture from 1916 via email and in return received pictures and a newspaper cutting that proved the family resemblences and connection. Had I not used the internet I would never have discovered (well it might have taken years, if ever) the other family members mentioned on the back of these postcards that have been passed on to me or that I have a well known celebrity on my tree.

Change is good. It just takes a bit of getting used to!

Ch ch ch changes

My goodness this page has had so many makeovers in the last hour

Time Flies!

My how time flies when you are having fun - this is one big learning curve.